Data on the effects of environmental pollution on carbon and nitrogen metabolism of one-, two-, and three-year-old needles and sapwood plugs collected in 2004 from Norway spruce from six forested sites within the Czech Republic

The data included in this publication were obtained as part of a comparative study of the metabolism of one-, two-, and three-year-old needles and sapwood plugs of Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst) collected from six forested sites in the Krušné Hory (Ore) and Slavok Forest Mountain Ranges in northern Czech Republic. All samples were collected from September 21-24, 2004. Foliage and sapwood plugs were collected from 15 randomly selected Norway spruce from 30 x 30 meter plots previously established in Černý Potok, Kovářská, Načetín, and Přebuz in Krušné Hory, and Pluhův bor and Lysina catchments in the Slavkov Forest. Together these sites represent a historic pollution gradient. Foliar and sapwood data include free polyamines, free amino acids, soluble ions, chlorophyll, and soluble protein analyzed by HPLC, ICP-OES and spectrophotometer.The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of air pollution on the metabolism of foliage and sapwood of Norway spruce growing in northern Czech Republic.